how can I stop IE from starting up automatically

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Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes forever
because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I shut that feature
off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up automatically. I am also
connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried searching in the tools but not sure
where to look. Can I turn it off?

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Windows version?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

~Donna wrote:
> Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes forever
> because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I shut that
> feature off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up automatically. I
> am also connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried searching in the tools
> but not sure where to look. Can I turn it off?

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"~Donna" <~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:010E6F24-8398-46D8-A776-(E-Mail Removed)
> Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes
> forever because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I
> shut that feature off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up
> automatically. I am also connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried
> searching in the tools but not sure where to look. Can I turn it off?

Remove IE from your StartUp folder.(Right click Start and choose open. Then
double click Programs and then Startup. Delete the shortcut to Internet
Explorer.)

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I have XP. Does that make a difference? Is it supposed to automatically open
up and connect when the PC is turned on?
Thanks.
~Donna

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Windows version?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
> ~Donna wrote:
> > Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes forever
> > because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I shut that
> > feature off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up automatically. I
> > am also connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried searching in the tools
> > but not sure where to look. Can I turn it off?
>

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I did that and when I click on Startup that folder is empty. Nothing there. I
have also clicked on start, run and typed msconfig for the startup in system
configuration and looked for it in there and I did not see it in there too.
Thanks.
~Donna

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

> "~Donna" <~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:010E6F24-8398-46D8-A776-(E-Mail Removed)
> > Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes
> > forever because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I
> > shut that feature off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up
> > automatically. I am also connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried
> > searching in the tools but not sure where to look. Can I turn it off?
>
> Remove IE from your StartUp folder.(Right click Start and choose open. Then
> double click Programs and then Startup. Delete the shortcut to Internet
> Explorer.)
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>
>
>

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And IE still loads at boot?

~Donna wrote:
> I did that and when I click on Startup that folder is empty. Nothing
> there. I have also clicked on start, run and typed msconfig for the
> startup in system configuration and looked for it in there and I did not
> see it in there too. Thanks.
> ~Donna
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
>
> > "~Donna" <~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:010E6F24-8398-46D8-A776-(E-Mail Removed)
> > > Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes
> > > forever because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I
> > > shut that feature off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up
> > > automatically. I am also connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried
> > > searching in the tools but not sure where to look. Can I turn it off?
> >
> > Remove IE from your StartUp folder.(Right click Start and choose open.
> > Then double click Programs and then Startup. Delete the shortcut to
> > Internet Explorer.)
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> > Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > Protect your PC
> > http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"~Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:93C10407-E4AD-4FBF-9D97-(E-Mail Removed)
> I have XP. Does that make a difference? Is it supposed to
> automatically open up and connect when the PC is turned on?
> Thanks.
> ~Donna

Not by default. It means that someone or some third party program has
changed the defaults.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
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I've been having this same problem for over a year and have tried everything,
including checking my Startup folder. This problem (suspiciously) started
happening around the same time I started using Firefox almost exclusively.
Any other ideas on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> And IE still loads at boot?
>
> ~Donna wrote:
> > I did that and when I click on Startup that folder is empty. Nothing
> > there. I have also clicked on start, run and typed msconfig for the
> > startup in system configuration and looked for it in there and I did not
> > see it in there too. Thanks.
> > ~Donna
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
> >
> > > "~Donna" <~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:010E6F24-8398-46D8-A776-(E-Mail Removed)
> > > > Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes
> > > > forever because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I
> > > > shut that feature off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up
> > > > automatically. I am also connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried
> > > > searching in the tools but not sure where to look. Can I turn it off?
> > >
> > > Remove IE from your StartUp folder.(Right click Start and choose open.
> > > Then double click Programs and then Startup. Delete the shortcut to
> > > Internet Explorer.)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> > > Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> > > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > > Protect your PC
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>

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"Melina" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A8E64482-64B3-4D3A-B4E4-(E-Mail Removed)
> I've been having this same problem for over a year and have tried
> everything, including checking my Startup folder. This problem
> (suspiciously) started happening around the same time I started using
> Firefox almost exclusively. Any other ideas on how to fix this would
> be greatly appreciated.

You might be infested with malware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ssoftware.mspx

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
(http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm)
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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Yes it does.
~Donna

"PA Bear" wrote:

> And IE still loads at boot?
>
> ~Donna wrote:
> > I did that and when I click on Startup that folder is empty. Nothing
> > there. I have also clicked on start, run and typed msconfig for the
> > startup in system configuration and looked for it in there and I did not
> > see it in there too. Thanks.
> > ~Donna
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
> >
> > > "~Donna" <~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:010E6F24-8398-46D8-A776-(E-Mail Removed)
> > > > Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes
> > > > forever because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I
> > > > shut that feature off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up
> > > > automatically. I am also connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried
> > > > searching in the tools but not sure where to look. Can I turn it off?
> > >
> > > Remove IE from your StartUp folder.(Right click Start and choose open.
> > > Then double click Programs and then Startup. Delete the shortcut to
> > > Internet Explorer.)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> > > Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> > > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > > Protect your PC
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>

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